Tartan 4100 Buyer's Guide
The Tartan 4100 is Tim Jackett's 41-foot cruising sloop from Tartan Marine, built on a lead-ballasted hull with three keel choices and a masthead rig. For a buyer combing the brokerage market it is a modern conventional cruiser with a distinctive centerline island galley and a roomy three-cabin feel, offered both as private and ex-charter boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common find on the used market, though both layout types appear, and ex-charter examples are common. The standard interior places queen berths fore and aft, a U-shaped port galley opposite a centerline island at the companionway, and a starboard nav station. Headroom runs 6-foot 5-inch in the saloon and just over six feet aft, so the boat suits taller cruisers. The 78-inch cockpit centerline gives more lounging length than the smaller sister, and the saloon's 9.75-by-7.5-foot footprint reads open rather than boxy.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a practical cruising fit: electric winches, bimini and dodger, inverter, cockpit shower, radar, autopilot, chartplotter, air conditioning, hot water, and both symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers are commonly fitted. Power and energy systems often include teak decks and lithium batteries, while a frequent owner upgrade cluster runs to solar, furling main, AIS, EPIRB, cabin heating, bow thruster, swim platform, and dinghy davits. For a shopper, the electric winches and autopilot matter most for short-handed handling, the inverter and lithium bank decide whether you can run the air conditioning at anchor without a generator, and a furling main or AIS is a later-stage convenience rather than a must-have.
What to Inspect
The cored deck and balsa topsides are the watch items: any failed sealant at the junction where hull meets deck or around deck hardware can admit water to the core hull-to-deck seam is 3M 5200 and aluminum bar. The original review notes the seam is set in 3M 5200 and fastened through an aluminum bar, so check for looseness or weeping at that interface. Bulkheads and floor grid are tabbed with mat and roving rather than a liner, so tap-test for delamination in the tabbing. The foam-cored rudders on stainless stocks should be checked for play, and the balsa-cored deck around the six portlights and hatches deserves close scrutiny for softness.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are the United States and Canada. When you go aboard, check the three items below:
- Hull-deck seam and deck core for moisture or looseness
- Rudderstock play and tabbed bulkhead integrity
- Keel option matches your cruising ground (deep fin, beavertail, or centerboard)
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Tartan 4100. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 12 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 1 | $168,500 | — |
| Jun 25 | 3 | $169,500 | +0.6% |
| Aug 25 | 6 | $192,500 | +13.6% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $155,000 | -19.5% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $169,500 | +9.4% |
| Dec 25 | 3 | $165,000 | -2.7% |
| Jan 26 | 6 | $173,848 | +5.4% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $149,000 | -14.3% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $168,500 | +13.1% |
| May 26 | 5 | $199,000 | +18.1% |
| Jun 26 | 4 | $179,000 | -10.1% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $169,500 | -5.3% |
Where they're listed
Tartan 4100 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 28 (96.6%), followed by Canada.
Country view
29 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $169,500 | 28 | 6 | 96.6% |
| Canada | $182,695 | 1 | 0 | 3.4% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanic Oceanis 411 | 41' | $ 100,107 | 108 | 19 |
| Tartan 3700 | 37' | $ 159,700 | 52 | 17 |
| Tartan 4100You are here | — | $ 169,500 | 30 | 6 |
| Tartan 4300 | 43.08' | $ 362,500 | 18 | 7 |
| Tartan 4600 | 46.2' | $ 224,900 | 16 | 3 |
| Tartan 4400 | 45' | $ 349,000 | 14 | 4 |
| Tartan 40 | 40.25' | $ 89,900 | 13 | 3 |
| Tartan 42 | 42' | $ 89,000 | 13 | 11 |
| Tartan 3800 | 38' | $ 129,000 | 10 | 4 |
| Tartan 41 | 40.63' | $ 61,450 | 8 | 3 |
| Swan 411 | 40.81' | $ 115,976 | 7 | 1 |